How To Fix ME536 - No suitable sales area found for supplying and receiving plants

ME536 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ME - Purchasing: General Messages

• Message number: 536

• Message text: No suitable sales area found for supplying and receiving plants

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message ME536 - No suitable sales area found for supplying and receiving plants ?

  The SAP error message ME536 "No suitable sales area found for supplying and receiving plants" typically occurs in the context of materials management and sales and distribution processes. This error indicates that the system is unable to find a valid sales area configuration for the plants involved in a transaction, such as a purchase order or sales order.
  Causes:
  
  Missing Sales Area Configuration: The sales area (which consists of sales organization, distribution channel, and division) is not defined for the supplying or receiving plant in the system.
  Incorrect Plant Assignment: The plant may not be correctly assigned to the sales organization or distribution channel.
  Data Inconsistencies: There may be inconsistencies in the master data, such as the material master or customer master records.
  Sales Organization Not Assigned: The sales organization may not be assigned to the relevant plant in the configuration settings.
  
  Solutions:
  
  
  Check Sales Area Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code OVX5 (or navigate through the menu: